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What Would a 'Post-Automobility' Future Look Like? (Robert Braun and Richard Randell, Pt. 2)
Aug 9, 2022
Authors Robert Braun and Richard Randell discuss the hidden harms of automobility, question the promises of technology in solving automobility issues, and envision a post-automobility future with parallels to the tobacco industry. They emphasize the suppression of death and violence in the automobility system and the need to limit automobility and create alternative modes of transportation and public spaces.
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- Automobility suppresses information about harm caused, making it difficult to address its dangers.
- A regulatory approach similar to tobacco control can be applied to automobility, including limiting car sales and creating public spaces for alternative mobility.
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Automobility's Invisibility of Harm
Automobility goes to great lengths to hide the harm it causes, suppressing information about deaths and injuries connected to car usage. The routine cleaning of crash sites and minimal coverage of the grief experienced by survivors further contribute to this invisibility. The regulatory approach to the tobacco industry is suggested as a potential example in addressing the harm caused by automobility and creating public awareness of its dangers.
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